12/06/2025
The United Nations has released the advanced unedited version of the 2025 Secretary-General’s Progress Report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This report offers a comprehensive global overview of progress made since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in 2015, highlighting areas requiring decisive action to achieve the SDGs by the 2030 deadline. 
You can access the full report here:
https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/files/report/2025/SG-SDG-Progress-Report-2025-advanced-unedited-version.pdf
Key Findings from the 2025 Report:
-Overall Progress: Out of 137 SDG targets with available data, 35% are on track or making moderate progress, 47% show insufficient progress, and 18% have regressed from the 2015 baseline. 
-Poverty Reduction: Since 2015, global extreme poverty has declined, with the number of working poor reduced by 20 million people. However, over 700 million people still live in extreme poverty, and the risk of falling into poverty remains high due to compounded shocks and crises. 
-Social Protection: In 2023, over half of the world’s population (52.4%) was covered by at least one social protection benefit, up from 42.8% in 2015. 
-Food Security: Despite improvements such as a decline in child stunting and wasting, hunger and food insecurity have escalated, with over 750 million people hungry and more than 2.3 billion facing food insecurity. 
-Healthcare: Between 2015 and 2023, maternal mortality fell from 228 to 197 per 100,000 live births, and under-five mortality dropped from 43 to 37 per 1,000 live births. New HIV infections decreased by 39% since 2010.
-Education: The percentage of young people completing upper secondary school increased from 53% in 2015 to 60% in 2024. However, education systems remain underfunded, and one in five young people (ages 15-24) worldwide is not in employment, education, or training (NEET), with young women more than twice as likely to be NEET as young men.
-Gender Equality: Progress is uneven; while child marriage has declined globally, it remains widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Women still perform 2.5 times more unpaid care work than men and face persistent gaps in land rights, digital access, and political representation.
-Persons with Disabilities: This group remains at high risk of being left behind, facing significant barriers in various aspects of life. 
The report underscores the urgency of intensifying efforts across all sectors to reverse negative trends and accelerate progress towards achieving the SDGs by 2030. 
If you would like more detailed information on specific goals or targets, feel free to ask.